earlier types Hebrews has been referred to as the fth gospel because it tells of Jesus’ nished work on earth and His continuing work in heaven There is no other book in the New Testament that helps us to understand the present ministry of Christ as does the book of Hebrews Many Christians know little about Christ’s present work for His people Hebrews shows us that just as God led the Israelites from Egypt through the barren wilderness, protecting them from danger, supplying all their needs, teaching them, training them, and eventually bringing them into the rich land of Canaan, so Christ is at this present time helping His children, by intercession, inspiration, instruction, and indwelling, to enter into the spiritual rest land of abundant living, a taste of the heavenly glories to come G HEBREWS AND ROMANS COMPARED Hebrews is often compared with Romans Hebrews presents the Person of salvation; Romans presents the way of salvation Hebrews focuses on the ceremonial law of the Old Testament; Romans, on the moral law of all time “Romans moves from law to grace, and Hebrews, from shadow to substance.”5 III SURVEY A FIRST READING First note how many chapters there are in Hebrews Make a cursory reading of Hebrews, in one sitting if possible, to get main impressions and the “feel” of the book Record your impressions What words and phrases stand out after this reading? What appears to be the main theme of the book? What are some of the subjects discussed to support the theme? Compare the beginning and end of the book Where in the book does doctrine give place to the practical? (Practical sections are recognized by the prominence of commands and exhortations.) B WORKING WITH THE INDIVIDUAL SEGMENTS Keep reading the epistle as you work with the individual segments Refer to the survey Chart 103 and note the breakdown of the epistle into segments Mark your Bible to show the beginning of each segment, at these verses: 1:1, 4; 2:5; 3:1; 4:14; 5:11; 7:1; 8:1; 9:1; 9:13; 10:19; 11:1; 12:3; 13:1, 22 Assign a segment title from the Bible text for each segment Who is the main person of the epistle? What di erent things are written about Him? Make a list of di erent subjects of the epistle After you have done this, compare your list with the following one Person of Christ — His humanity and deity Work of Christ — for example, atonement and intercession Old and New Covenants — the relation between the two Sin — especially the sins of unbelief and ... Hebrews is often compared with Romans Hebrews presents the Person of salvation; Romans presents the way of salvation Hebrews focuses on the ceremonial law of the Old Testament; Romans, on the moral... impressions and the “feel” of the book Record your impressions What words and phrases stand out after this reading? What appears to be the main theme of the book? What are some of the subjects... discussed to support the theme? Compare the beginning and end of the book Where in the book does doctrine give place to the practical? (Practical sections are recognized by the prominence of commands